| Yearbook of Ancient Greek Epic: Volume 3 Contributor(s): Burgess, Jonathan, L. Ready, Jonathan, C. Tsagalis, Christos |
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ISBN: 9004398511 ISBN-13: 9789004398511 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $136.80 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Series: Yearbook of Ancient Greek Epic |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 204 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Volume 3 of Yearbook of Ancient Greek Epic explores interconnections between the Odyssey and the Nostoi and the Telegony of the Epic Cycle, a collection of lost early Greek epics. The Odyssey is situated between the narrative time of the two Cycle poems, with the Nostoi narrating the returns of heroes after the Trojan War and the Telegony narrating Odysseus's adventures after his return to Ithaca. The six articles that follow the introduction compare and contrast the three epics, employing different methodologies and reaching divergent conclusions. Topics include pre-Homeric mythological traditions, the potential for intertextuality between orally performed epics, and the flexible boundaries of early epics. |